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Ask Slashdot: Does Europe Have Better Magazines Than the US?
An anonymous reader writes "Now that all the large chain book stores have disappeared from the landscape, I visited my local independent book store. In the basement I found a dazzling array of amazing magazines from the UK and Germany. Not only were the magazines impressive, they included CDs and DVDs of material. Nearly every subject was there: Knitting, Photography, Music, Linux, and Fitness. I snapped up a magazine called 'Computer Music,' which had a whole issue dedicated to making house music, including a disc of extra content. I subscribe to U.S. magazines like Wired, 2600, & Make, but their quality seems to ebb and flow from issue to issue and I don't ever recall a bonus disc. Are the UK magazines really better? If yes, why and which of them do you subscribe to? The other interesting thing about them is they weren't filled with tons of those annoying subscription cards. What is the best way to subscribe?"
Ah, I'm glad that we could get the redundant "what? the US isn't the ENTIRE WORLD, YOU KNOW" post out of the way. I bet you're eagerly awaiting your first "yeah but slashdot is a US-centric site" so you can counter with your well-planned "sure, but the internet spans the WHOLE WORLD so we deserve equal treatment" comment.
-Eleventy Billion, Redundant
moox. for a new generation.
Oh god, it's like you're inside our heads!
No really, that's so dead-on it's creepy.
You have to make a decision, either leave food and especially bathrooms out of the comparison or exclude the UK from Europe.
"The likes of Facebook and WhatsApp are free to those whose privacy is of zero value."
The best thing about European newspaper stands is that they often display magazines which feature topless women on the cover.
It's really nice to be able to look to your right as you walk down the street and see multiple nice pairs of tits on display like tennis shoes.
Of course that's got nothing on the red light district in Amsterdam, but I can see I'm getting off topic...
Everything is better in europe.
Their healthcare, their food, their government, their women, their cars, their tv, their bathrooms, their internet.
Even their fascism! .... what? too early?
WARNING! This girl exceeds the MAXIMUM SAFE standards established by the FDA for BRATTINESS
What about the official My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic magazine?
Well, in Europe, most people can read and write. Consequently books and magazines are more popular and can cater to a more advanced demographic.
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
They not only have better magazines, they have better weapons in general.
For example the FN P90 has 50 rounds in its magazine, and its out of the way on the stock.
Say is Israel included in this definition of Europe? The Tavor is a very nice assault rifle.
You must really enjoy the pleasant wooshing noises as humor flies over your head
moox. for a new generation.
You should see the magazines from Japan (especially the car magazines).
I agree. You just can't get decent vehicular tentacle rape magazines outside of Japan.
... and then they built the supercollider.
The European roads are small and dangerous
Absolutely. Some of them have speed limits higher than 50mph! The horror!
My 15-bucks-a-month Internet subscription comes with a bonus from my ISP: a country-wide*, unlimited traffic, 3.6 Mbit/s 3G USB stick.
Heh. When I first read that I thought you were being sarcastic, "My ISP gave me a free high speed USB stick!". Then I read it again and saw 3G and realized you were talking about a USB cellular modem. Now I hate you.
Rest assured, the US will not stand for the threat your ISP poses to their national security somehow.
They'll get you, and you're little dongle, too!